Table 3.
Statistics of the features across the 2 smoker groups. P values are calculated by the Mann-Whitney U test.
| Type and feature (range) | Light smokers, mean (SD) | Moderate and heavy smokers, mean (SD) | P value | ||||
| Demographics | |||||||
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Age (years) | 33.7 (9.2) | 39.6 (10.3) | .02 | |||
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Smoking initiation age (years) | 17.5 (4.0) | 18.4 (4.2) | .23 | |||
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Smoking years | 16.2 (9.6) | 21.2 (11.4) | .09 | |||
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Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (0 to 10) | 2.7 (1.9) | 4.0 (1.6) | .01 | |||
| Ecological momentary assessment | |||||||
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Strength of craving (0 to 4) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.7) | <.001 | |||
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Emotional valence (−4 to 4) | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.8 (1.8) | <.001 | |||
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Emotional arousal (−4 to 4) | −0.2 (1.9) | −1.0 (2.1) | <.001 | |||
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Enjoyment of cigarettes (0 to 4) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.6) | .001 | |||
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Difficulty of resisting smoking (0 to 4) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.7) | .002 | |||